How to do biography, a primer, Nigel Hamilton
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How to do biography, a primer, Nigel Hamilton
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [362]-367) and index
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
How to do biography
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Nigel Hamilton
Review
"It is not surprising that biography is one of the most popular literary genres of our day What is remarkable is that there is no accessible guide for how to write one. Now, following his recent Biography: A Brief History (Harvard), award-winning biographer and teacher Nigel Hamilton tackles the practicalities of doing biography in this first succinct primer to explain the tools of the biographer's craft." "Hamilton invites the reader to join him on a lively journey through the art of biographical composition. Starting with the topic of personal motivation, he charts the making of a modern biography from the inside: from conception to fulfillment. He emphasizes the need to know one's audience, describes the excitement and perils of modern research, delves into the secrets of good and great biography and guides the reader through the essential components of life-narrative."
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a primer
Summary
"With examples taken from the finest modern and classical biographies, Hamilton shows how to portray the ages of man - birth, childhood, love, life's work, the evening of life, and death."--BOOK JACKET
Table Of Contents
The task of biography -- What is your agenda? -- Defining your audience -- Researching your subject -- The shape of a life -- The starting point -- Birthing your subject -- Childhood and youth -- Love stories -- Life's work -- The twilight years -- Ending your story -- Autobiography and memoirs -- Memoir -- Truth--and its consequences -- The afterlife
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